The Grenadines Initiative
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119215655RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($213,522) as filed with the CRA.
The Grenadines Initiative is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $225K in revenue and $214K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $293K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Assist people on Bequia St. Vincent & The Grenadines W.I. with food and supplies. Assist students in need with tuition fees and funds for text books. Provide educational supplies for schools. Assist people in need with funds for medical treatment & emergencies. Supply hospital with medical supplies and equipment. Supply a lunch program for school children in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $225K | $214K | $191K | — | — | $6,677 |
| 2023 | $103K | $192K | $162K | — | — | -$5,112 |
| 2022 | $281K | $851K | $811K | — | — | $84K |
| 2021 | $872K | $220K | $182K | — | — | $653K |
| 2020 | $171K | $175K | $130K | — | — | $1,447 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $293K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$36K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Anderson (director); Christine Anderson (director); Walter McCormick (director); Linda Harrier (director); Jennifer Fraser (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Grenadines Initiative’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119215655RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.